Manly beach in Sydney seems to be one those beaches that were custom-made for people to enjoy themselves. The area which makes the Manly Beach of Sydney is actually a sort of a mini peninsula, surrounded on all but one side by the sea’s water.

Getting to Manly beach should not be hard – you have the choice of getting here, from Sydney city center by water or by land. If you choose to get to Manly by water – which is many people’s choice, then you will need to take the Manly Ferry, which takes off regularly from the Circular Quay near the Sydney opera house. Through this means of getting to Manly beach, you get the opportunity to watch many interesting sights, especially on the famous Sydney Harbor. If you decide to get to Manly by land on the other hand, you will need to take the bus service from the city center to the beaches. The beauty of the bus service, unlike the ferry service, is that the bus service runs round the clock whereas the ferry service closes at midnight.

Once you are in Manly, you have a wide choice of activities to choose from – all depending on your interests. If you love water, for instance, you can go surfing here – aware that the surf here can get very high and is bound to give even the best surfers a run for their money.

Then again you can go swimming – and even if you are not such a good swimmer, there are still some safe area to go swimming (between the flags) in the awareness that there is always a lifeguard should things come to a head. You could also be lucky to catch one of the festivals that are held here at Manly beach, noting that there is always one or another festival going at almost every time of the year. If you come to Manly beach mid-year, you could catch the food and wine festival which is held at the beginning of June, and if you are in October, then you will catch the Manly jazz festival – here during the Labor Day weekend. And if you happen to be in Manly during the summer, then you are in for the Manly Summer Holiday, which is always held between the months of December and March.

You could also go shopping in Manly, and if you happen to be in Manly on a weekend, you can buy some good souvenirs at the Manly Outdoors Arts and Crafts Market – right on the beaches.

Manly restaurants – most of which offer you the option dining outdoors while enjoying the sea breeze are a force to recorn with – and there are people who come to Manly beaches for this experience only. These restaurants don’t just offer local cuisine – but almost every major world palate is represented at one or another of the Manly’s almost one hundred restaurants. If you are constrained by funds, you still have a choice of other lower priced eateries you can take your meal from in midst of your tour of Manly beaches.